Radio 2 Children In Need Auction

[bednobs]

1) i know they are raising money, but seriously, who is interested in super rich people just getting what they want by buying it? ok for a day perhaps, but c'mon!
2) anyone know who the person is who is matching the top bids?

[oldgreyweird]

This auction inspires me to give to charity, but NOT Children in Need; they clearly don't need my pittance, others will appreciate it.

[jourdain2]

It's not just Radio 2, Radio 4 is almost as bad. I won't give to Children in Need (and haven't done so since year 1, when I saw how some of the money was wasted locally) I'd rather give my pittance to a hard-up charity which really needs it and I can see where it is doing some good.

There's no way most people could pay enough to buy any of the auction offers. It's just rich folk having fun and the hype, concerned sweetness and hysteria is rather sickening i.m.o.. We'll be reading, writing and doing anything other than joining in at the weekend.

[bednobs]

i nearly choked on my cereal this morning when one of the women who "won" (ie spent loads of cash) one of the auctions last year said she'd had a "money can't buy" experience

[tonyav]

Gawd I so wanted this, wonder what it will go for at the end.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/original-Ashes-Ashes-Audi-Quattro-/261651734224?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3ceba89ed0

[bednobs]

i'm seriously gonna turn it off tomorrow - had about as much as i can stand!